18 Uncomfortable Truths About Nutrition, Health, and Fitness

18 Uncomfortable Truths About Nutrition, Health, and Fitness

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Being told what you want to hear is nice, and comforting.
Being told what you need to hear is not always pleasant, but it?s extremely helpful.
There?s a ton of blatant nonsense in the health and fitness industry. Let?s filter through some of it right now with some uncomfortable truths about nutrition, health, and fitness.
1. Drastically changing your body doesn?t happen with a 12-week program.
Noticeable progress is possible in a 12-week span, but make no mistake that building a very strong, lean body (depending on a person?s starting point) more often takes months, even years, of consistent effort. The people you see in fitness magazines, for example, didn?t get that way in a few short months. That is years of consistent work.
This shouldn?t be a discouragement. Rather, it highlights the importance of creating an enjoyable lifestyle. You must enjoy (for the most part) what you do this week, so you?ll keep doing it next week, next month, and next year.
Think about any great artist or musician. A magnificent piano player didn?t touch the keys for the first time a few months ago, and a great painter didn?t create masterpieces within the first few months of putting brush to canvas. They practiced their craft diligently and consistently. If you want to be healthier, stronger, leaner, or just feel incredible, treat the way you eat and move your body in the same way. (This is not to suggest you must devote a ton of time to eating well and working out — but you must do the few big things that produce the greatest results frequently and consistently.)
2. Some people have to work harder than others to achieve similar results.
There are individuals who get strong quickly, learn proper exercise form instantly and effortlessly, those who stay lean easily, those who seem to get lean with ease. Then there are those who must be extra diligent and more disciplined. Strength is harder to gain. Building muscle is a struggle. Losing fat is no easy feat. Keeping fat off is even more challenging.
Are you the type of person that gains weight easily and must work harder than your friends to lose weight (i.e., a personal who proclaims to have genetics that suck)" As much as that sucks for you, it?s your reality. Acknowledge it, embrace it, and keep charging forward. Don?t allow the challenge to be an excuse not to become the best version of yourself.
3. It’s not always easy.
Some days, or even spans of time, you will not want to work out. Or your schedule will be unpredictably chaotic when getting in regular workouts is a challenge. It?ll be up to you to do it anyway, in whatever capacity possible (e.g., shorter workouts: instead of having the luxury of a 60-90 minute workout window, you may have to accomplish what you can in 45 minutes).
Motivation is not always abundant, and neither is time. But don?t let this dishearten you. Simply accept it as a fact of life, and then have a plan to deal with such situations.
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